UNIT 3 | CL 2 AFT - the back end of the ship

OBSERVANCE OF SAFE WORKING PRACTICES AMIDSHIP - the middle area of the ship
ASTERN – may refer to either the back end of the
ship or behind it

BEAM – the ship as its widest point / usually in

the middle
This topic aims to educate the seafarers on what is
accepted as normal and safe practices. However, BERTH – a bed, but may also refer to the docking
most ships differ in construction, layout, and space of a ship
equipment, in function and in conditions of services.
BOW – the front of the ship
In the case of an individual ship, it may be
impracticable or inadvisable for some reason to BRIDGE – the space where the command center
comply exactly with a recommended practices of the ship is, where the Captain and the ship’s
controls are located
CRUISE TERMINOLOGIES
BULKHEAD – a wall that divided one area from
ATRIUM
another
• An interior, multi deck, open area of the
CABIN STEWARD – someone who cleans the
ship. Typically, atriums are centrally
rooms (cabins)
located near lifts, shops, cafes, and guest
services. Shipboard atriums can extended COMPANION WAY – a stairway that leads from
anywhere from two to ten decks or more one floor level (deck) to the next
• Look like a lobby
• It is where purser’s office, tour CRUISE DIRECTIOR – the person who directs
desk/excursion office is located the entertainment staff and activities on the cruise
• Other guests’ services like elevators ship

ABREAST DECK – floors of the ship

• Something alongside of the ship, usually DISEMBARKATION – debark or disembark –

referring to another ship or to the dock (left leave the ship
and right side of the ship)
DRY DOCK
• A sealed docking facility from which water
is pumped in and out, enabling maintenance
and repairs to be performed on a ship

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 • General term for a vessel’s maintenance STERN – the back of the ship
period when a ship actually enters a dry
dock to maintain it’s underwater hull and to TENDER – a small boat used to carry passengers
undergo onboard refurbishment and and crew from the ship to shore (dock) and back
upgrades to hardware and soft furnishings CRUISE SHIP CARD – a cruise passenger ID
EMBARKATION – boarding, or coming onboard card is a cruise line’s way to keep track of
the ship passengers, ensure security, and provide a way for
passengers to sign for purchases without carrying
FIRST SEATING – of the two designated times for around money . Also serves as room key. Serves a
eating, this refers to the earlier one credit card for
cashless transaction
GALLEY – the ship’s kitchen area
GANGWAY – the ramp or stairway used to get on Includes:
or off of the ship seating
CROSSING – the term used to denote a muster station
transatlantic cruise rather than a localized voyage stateroom

CRUISE ITINERARY– the schedule of ports for

your specific cruise, including days at sea and the CONTACT TRACER ID OR WRISTBAND
length of time the ship will docked at each
information and crew from the ship to shore (dock) and
back
KNOT – a measurement of ship’s speed, which is
equal to about 1.852 land km per hour STERN PORTSIDE
(left) BOW
LIDO DECK – the pool deck area which usually (back) (front)
ahs informal dining like a buffet

MAGRODOME – a clear skylight of glass that is AMIDSHIP

can slide into place to cover the pool in cold weather
AFT
MUSTER STATION – a place in ship where
passengers should assemble in the event of STARBOARD
emergency (right)

PORT OF CALL – a destination you visit during

the cruise. Most voyages include 2-5 ports of call
depending on the cruise length, and the ship may be
docked just a few hours or more than a day
GANGWAY
PORT SIDE – the left side of the ship – when
facing forward • A narrow platform of wood or metal having
wooden bars or protective ropes on either
PURSER’S OFFICE – the front desk for side which is used as a passageway for
passengers. Also called the reception desk, hotel people boarding or leaving a ship. It is used
desk, or information desk generally when the ship goes alongside the
STARBOARD SIDE – the right side of the ship – pier
when facing forward
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SAFETY NET POOP DECK - a partial deck above the main
deck located at the stern (near the forecastle)
• Refers to an adequate number of safety nets
of a suitable size and strength readily
available on board a ship. Where there is a
risk of a person falling from the access
equipment or from quayside or ship’s deck
adjacent to the access equipment, a safety
net shall be mounted as appropriate
WINDLASS - a machine used to heave the anchor
MAIN DECK - refers to a continuous deck from
fore and aft of the ship

• It is where the public areas are located. It is

where lobbies, elevators, shops,
restaurants are located

BRIDGE - erected as the main control point of the

ship

HOLDS AND HATCHES - the under-deck

space being below the lower deck in which cargo is
placed

• It is where supplies are located

ENGINE ROOM - this includes all machinery
spaces

NATURE OF SHIPBOARD HAZARDS

SLIPS, TRIPS, & FALLS due to slippery

surfaces (oil, grease, garbage, water, ice etc.) or
FORECASTLE DECK - a partial deck above the obstruction (pipeline, welding cables, leashing eyes,
main deck located at the bow ropes etc.)

HEAD INJURIES due to low doorway

entrances, overhead loads, falling equipment or
materials, etc. low doorway entrances, overhead
loads, falling equipment or materials

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FALL INJURIES through open manholes,
unfenced twin-decks loose or missing gratings, etc.

Grounds of equipment provided on board

to counter the shipboard hazards

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

• Helmet
• Goggles
• Gloves Life Saving Appliances
• Safety shoes
• Dust masks and respiratory • Life jacket
• Protective clothing • Life buoy
• SCBA • Life raft (for crew)
• Head Protector • Life boat (for passenger)
• Eye Protector • Line-throwing apparatus
• Ear Protection • EPIRB and SART
• Respiratory Protection • TPA and
• Safety Footwear • Immersion Suit
• Safety Harness Line-throwing apparatus – a line
thrower is a device that casts a
line to a remote position. It is used
in rescues as well as marine
operations. A line thrower may
employ a variety of launching
methods including guns, rockets,
and pneumatics

EPIRB – an Emergency
Position Indicating
Radio Beacon or EPIRB
is used to alert search
and rescue services in
the event of an
emergency. It does this
by transmitting a coded
messafe via the free to use, multinational Cospas
Sarsat network

A search and rescue transponder (SART) is a self-

contained, waterproof transponder intended for
SCBA – SELF CONTAINED emergency use at sea. These devices may be either
BREATHING APPRATUS a radar-SART, or a GPS-based AIS-SART (automatic
identification system SART)

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Life Saving Appliances Working Aloft – a work being performed at a
height and involving risk of failing that may result to
• Fire hoses, nozzle, hydrants and fire main
injury
• Portable fire extinguisher
• Fire axe Enclosed Spaces – are spaces that have limited
• Fire detecting system openings for entry and exit, inadequate ventilation
• Fixed extinguishing system and are not designed for continuous worker
occupancy. Seafarers may be called upon to enter
Medical Equipment
enclosed spaces on ships to manage or obtain
• Resuscitator equipment, assist a colleague or to inspect vital
• Stretcher engine parts
• Medicine
• Medical Equipment

Oil Spill Equipment

• Absorbent pads
• Absorbent rolls
• Chemical dispersant
• Sawdust
• Brooms
• Dust pans
• Shovels and barrels

List of operations that take place on

board which can be hazardous to
personnel in ship
• Loading/unloading of cargoes
• Mooring (take place of rope in pier/port)
• Working aloft (use harness)
• Handling of chemical
• Engine-room watch keeping and
maintenance
• Lifting loads (manually and mechanically)
• Entry into enclosed spaces
• Hot work
• Anti-piracy and stowaway operations

Mooring Operation – a place where a boat or

ship is moored
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